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Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2018-2019, 18th Street Arts Center is one of the top 20 artist residency programs in the US, and the largest in Southern California. Conceived as a radical think tank in the shape of an artist community, 18th Street supports artists from around the globe to imagine, research, and develop significant, meaningful new artworks and share them with the public to foster radical imagination, empathy, and positive social change.
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Renée Petropoulos and Arturo Hernández | A Backstrap Weaving Demonstration and Workshop
Renée Petropoulos and Arturo Hernández | A Backstrap Weaving Demonstration and Workshop Sunday October 6 | 2-4 PM Virginia Avenue Park | 2200 Virginia Avenue, Santa Monica Bring your own rebozo to share! You are invited to learn…
Renée Petropoulos and Arturo Hernández | Directed Reading
Renée Petropoulos and Arturo Hernández | Directed Reading Saturday October 19 | 2-4 PM Tongva Park | 1615 Ocean Avenue Renée Petropoulos will collaborate with Oaxacan artisan Arturo Hernández on a directed reading at Santa Monica's Tongva Park, performed…
Brooks & Scarpa | Dense City: Housing for Quality of Life and Social Capital | Exhibition Reception
Brooks + Scarpa | DENSE-CITY: Housing for Quality of Life and Social Capital Exhibition | October 19 - December 14, 2019 Reception | Saturday October 19, 2019 | 5-8 PM Airport Gallery | 3026 Airport Avenue DENSE-CITY: Housing…
Renée Petropoulos and Arturo Hernández | We Will Congregate: Platforms & Wool | Exhibition Reception
Renée Petropoulos and Arturo Hernández | We Will Congregate: Platforms & Wool Exhibition | October 30 - December 13, 2019 Reception | Wednesday October 30, 2019 | 6- 9 PM Atrium Gallery | 1639 18th Street Artist Renée…
News
We are expanding to the Santa Monica Airport!
We are pleased to announce the expansion of our supportive artist services to a second…
It empowered her to be in LA
Despite the long hours of Danish sunlight this time of year, Jeannette Ehlers misses LA. She had been…
18th Street’s Commons Lab kicks off in July 2019
18th Street Arts Center presents Commons Lab: Place and Public Life, a series of five new…